Compatible with both mac and windows systems, the plugandplay 4 bay external drive also features a lockable front panel, a 92mm cooling fan, and a detachable 3. The owc thunderbay 6 provides an exceptional level of performance to hel. Can i use softraid to manage a raid volume on another twodisk enclosure at the. Owc thunderbay 4 8tb 4bay thunderbolt 3 softraid lite. One key difference here is that the raid 5 functions are happening on the mac, rather than on a controller chip in the enclosure.
The thunderbay 4 mini uses a software raid controller developed by softraid, which is a division of owc. However, in my testing and daily work, ive not seen a significant slowdown when using softraid. Storage maximizer for multimedia workloads thunderbolt 3 displayport 1. Owc thunderbolt 3 thunderbay 6 bay preconfig raid 5 with softraid xt solution for serial ata hd with thunderbolt cable included. Owc thunderbay 6 36tb 6bay thunderbolt 3 raid enclosure. The thunderbay iv is a very well built storage solution from owc, and it certainly is nice to see them offer up a raid 5 option for those wanting a bit of data redundancy, even if it is softraid. Thunderbay, softraid aid production of film preservation. Use any software raid of your choice to setup the thunderbay 4 for multi drive performance or data redundancy. Read this thread, it has instructions to remove your softraid driver and components from quarantine. Thunderbay, softraid aid production of film preservation project tuesday, december 22nd, 2015 author. Softraid futureproofs your data and storage with software updates that provide cutting edge capabilities and robust stability. If the data from all the disks in a mirror set do not match, softraid updates the disks so they are all identical.
Softraid 5 can now detect problems which are occurring on the thunderbolt port of a mac. He is the creator of softraid for mac os x and is currently vp of engineering at owc holdings, inc. The softraid monitor can also predict when a disk is about to fail. Beyond just storage, users can also attach a 5k thunderbolt display or. It constantly monitors your disks, alerting you when a disk is becoming unreliable and is likely to fail. At lloyd chambers recommendation i am now also looking at the owc thunderbay 6, also a six bay box which uses softraid as a raid controller and can set it up for raid 6. Softraid has been a must for thunderbay enclosure since day one. Winner owc 8tb thunderbay 4 mini raid with softraid lite. Owc thunderbay 6 thunderbolt 3 incl softraid xt wanneer u veel grote opdrachten hebt en krappe deadlines, wilt u natuurlijk geen enkele vertraging in uw.
Has anyone here used the earlier owc thunderbay boxes and what were your experiences. Most disks will start having internal errors a week or two before they fail. Softraids software raid system for mac protects your files from sudden disk failure, constantly. Personally, id go for the thunderbay 4 with the full softraid included, to get access to raid 5. The owc thunderbay uses a software raid controller from softraid. When i bought this particular product, i understood it to be a version discounted as a bundled premium for also purchasing a thunderbolt bay. Owc thunderbay 8 offers up to 128tb of storage on thunderbolt 3. Its often thought that hardware raid is better than software raid, but weve proven that not to be true. In the past, hardware raid controllers offered the fastest performance. That said looking above we have our options for configuring the drives. Owc thunderbay 4 raid 5 dual thunderbolt 3 softraid.
Packed with features from active predictive disk failure monitoring to multiple array volume spanning, softraid from owc brings technology typically found only in data centers to your workstation or editing bay. If maximum transfer speed is the goal, connect multiple thunderbay 4 mini solutions to multiple thunderbolt 3 or thunderbolt 2 ports on a mac or pc for exponential speed. The numbers show why im feeling much zippier performance. Hard drive enclosures free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Owc thunderbay 4 thunderbolt 2 incl softraid onlinemacwinkel. Ive just purchased a thunderbay 4 with bundled softraid. The revolutionary four bay production raid, powered by the softraid engine. Use the included softraid software raid to setup the thunderbay 4 for raid 0, 1, 4, 5, and 10. Storage maximiser for multimedia workloads when it comes to big jobs and tight deadlines, you dont want anything to slow your workflow down. Because 100% reliability is always the goal, the thunderbay 4 is rigorously quality tested and. Tim standing has been writing drivers and storage utilities for mac os since 1986. To get optimal performance from your owc thunderbay solution, softraid should be installed on your apple mac. I understand it will need a protocol extension, which. Owc thunderbay 4 raid u posted on june 25, 2014 by larry.
Merge them with the included softraid application for even more flexibility, capacity, and capability. The result is a fast and flexible raid array with no discernible impact to your favorite apps. Thunderbolt 3 cable included, 1 year owc limited warranty. Other world computing announces allnew softraid lite and softraid 5. The content you create and edit tends to grow the more you work with it. Buy owc thunderbay 6 raid ready 6 bay external storage enclosure with dual thunderbolt 3 ports, featuring softraid xt, thunderbolt 3 cable included, owctb36srkit0. Raid 5 uses the capacity of three of the four toshiba ssds, while at the same time providing data redundancy for increased security should one of the drives fail. At this years society of motion picture and television engineers smpte conference, cheryl boone isaacs, president of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, asked the question that hides in the shadows of every filmmakers mind.
Softraid ensures your volumes are working properly by taking that extra step during the validation process. Owc thunderbay 4 thunderbolt 3 cable external power cable 2 keys for front panel lock thunderbay 4 use. Canons eos rebel sl3 eos 250d is the latest in the companys line of diminutive dslrs. Enclosures populated with ssds or hdds are priced depending on capacity and type of software that comes with them. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. Owc thunderbay 4 raid 5 4bay external storage enclosure. Now we can see how things run with the thunder bay 4 and softraid 5 running on a thunderbolt cable. Layered on top of the hardware to provide both multidisk performance and redundancy is owcs softraid software. All new design for power and performance thunderbay 4, owcs flagship 4 bay raid ready powerhouse is bigger and faster than ever before. Softraid s software raid system for mac protects your files from sudden disk failure, constantly monitors and tests disks for reliability, and to ensure they arent failing or about to fail.
The thunderbay 4 comes with softraid lite xt ready to be set up in raid 0 performance or raid 1 mirrored drive mode. Compra owc thunderbay 4 raid 5 dual thunderbolt 3 softraid. Owc will offer the thunderbay 4 mini with either its softraid xt or softraid xt lite software, depending on the model and required raid level. Owcs stepbystep video of how to create and manage a raid volume in an owc thunderbay 4 using softraid 5. Owc thunderbay iv raid 5 edition external storage drive.
Softraid support forum slow write speeds macdrive pro. Owc will offer the thunderbay 4 mini with either its softraid xt or softraid xt. If you need more options, you can easily upgrade to add extra capabilities and raid modes to meet any workflow demand. Normally, software raid controllers are more flexible than. Softraid takes advantage of your computers processor versus the slow processors found in most hardware raid enclosures. Like all owc drives, the thunderbay 4 is built to the highest. Other world computing announces allnew softraid lite and. The unit runs great on mac but on windows using macdrive pro write speeds are less than 30mbs. As an added bonus, we will also be testing the thunderbay 4 in owcs newest release of softraid raid 5, an application exclusive to owc and the thunderbay 4. Softraid 5 for thunderbay combines advanced raid modes, fast performance, monitoring, email notification, and fast rebuild capabilities that only software raid. So you can customize your thunderbay 4 for speed or data redundancy. The thunderbay 4 12tb 4 x 3tb four bay thunderbolt 2 external drive from owc other world computing comes with four preinstalled 7200 rpm hard drives and a pair of thunderbolt 2 ports, allowing you to daisychain up to six devices such as additional thunderbays, 4k.
Buy owc thunderbay 4 4 bay thunderbolt 3 raid 5 enclosure featuring 4 x 3. Softraid for thunderbay introduction 1 softraid is a powerful software raid application for mac os x. Owc thunderbay 4 thunderbolt 3 thunderbolt technology. Download softraid 5 here as well as manual to show how to take advantage of raid 5 with your thunderbay iv enclosure.
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